Portsmouth 0 Blackburn 1

West Ham 2 Newcastle 2

Ospreys 16 Dragons 3

Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan congratulated Mike Ashley on his decision to buy the club after handing him a derby victory.

Antrim 0-08 Waterford 1-08

Newcastle 2 Sunderland 0

West Ham 2 Derby 1

The Scottish Football Association have handed one-match bans to Celtic’s Gary Caldwell and Rangers’ David Weir following their part in the melee at the end of last night’s fiery Old Firm derby.

Blackrock College 9 Shannon 12

Derby 0 Aston Villa 6

Queen of the South 4 Aberdeen 3

Rangers 3 Dundee United 1

Last year's All-Ireland senior hurling final referee Diarmuid Kirwan has hit out at players and officials for their unfair criticism and abuse of referees, which he has branded as being 'over the top'.

Aston Villa striker John Carew has admitted he would welcome the challenge from any new players brought in by Martin O’Neill – including Thierry Henry and Peter Crouch.

Celtic winger Aiden McGeady has voiced his opposition to extending the Clydesdale Bank Premier League season to help ease the burden on rivals Rangers.

Wexford 2-15 Dublin 1-15

Shamrock Rovers 3 Galway United 1

Britney Spears will the grace the X Factor stage tonight for her first UK television performance in more than four years.

Scarlets 16 Munster 18

The 2008 GAA Football All-Stars, sponsored by Vodafone, will have 32 players drawn from 11 counties making the trip next Wednesday to San Francisco.